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Puzzle 1 



Can you circle exactly three numbers that add to 17?

3x3 Grid: 2 4 1 1 3 8 9 2 1
Note: this puzzle isn't interactive, and the numbers can't be clicked.

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Puzzle 2 



After a day picking strawberries, I ended up with a full basket, which is always nice.

I ate 5, and then gave Alex half of the remaining.

I ate another 3, and then gave Billie one third of the remaining.

I ate another 6, and then gave Charlie two thirds of the remaining.

I now had 34 strawberries left. How many did I start with?

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Puzzle 3 



What comes next in this sequence:

elgnairt  erauqs  nogatnep  nogaxeh  nogatpeh  {?}

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Puzzle 4 



You have a very large number of generic plastic building blocks, each in the shape of a cube.

Think about how many cubes you would need in order to construct a giant cube with 16 small cubes along each edge.

If you were to then remove the outside layer, how many small cubes would you have removed?

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